The VVGS Ark Shipping Experience - The Ultimate Protection
Do you have Shipping Anxiety?
Don't want to ship your favorite/best/expensive POP! to THE VVGS to get graded because you are scared that the post office or other carrier will damage or destroy it? It has happened to us all (or will at some time).
THE VVGS has experienced this as well - and we set out to create a way that you can have the peace of mind that you are using the best possible method to ship your valued POPs.
Our solution is THE VVGS Ark Shipping Experience. And the only way you can get one of this is to have two of your POPs graded.
What is THE VVGS Ark Shipping Experience and how does this work?
When you purchase the Ark Shipping Experience,
you get these extras, all included in a single price:
- Ground shipping via UPS - three ways: We ship you our VVGS hard-sided, protective case (empty). You then put your two POPs in the case (obviously ungraded) and ship to us using the included pre-paid UPS shipping form. We then grade and encapsulate your POPs, and send them (graded) back to you.
- We insure each shipment of POPs for $499. We lowered this from $500 as our insurance carrier now requires a receipt signature for any shipment with an insurance value of $500 or more. You can optionally choose to have $500 insurance with a signature required if you choose.
- You get 2-3 week expedited processing (a total value of $20 for two POPs). When we receive your shipment, you go to the front of the line for grading and encapsulation.
- You get to then keep the durable, hard-sided, weatherproof, foam-lined, VVGS shipping case.
- We include a pre-paid shipping label so that you can load up two more POPs to be graded. All repeat shipments are at a reduced price (since you already have a case, and we don't have to ship it to you empty, because you already have it).
- We also personalize your VVGS case by attaching a VVGS identity tag showing the serial number of your case!
- We now offer you the opportunity to send you a VVGS Cleaning Kit for an additional price.
As you can see in the picture on the right, we provide two spaces in the Ark. This is how you send your POPs to us. The case is made to send two POPs at a time.
- We encourage you to send your POPs without any protectors, as we have found that sliding POPs in and out of these protectors (hard or soft) can actually scratch the POP box, and even damage signatures that may be on the POP. Both of these situations will negatively affect the grade of your POP.
- There won't be room in the case for us to return protectors, and paying for protectors to be sent back to you just doesn't make any economical sense, because shipping costs are more than the cost of a new protector. Anyway, you are going to get the best protection available inside our capsules!
Using our unique modular foam spacers, we can configure the Ark to protect ungraded or graded POPs. See if any other case out there can do that. It's pretty cool.
Sounds pretty good, but what does all this cost?
Pricing for the Ark Shipping Experience
- The first time you use the Ark Shipping Experience the cost is $200 for two POPs. That includes the shipping case, grading and encapsulating of two POPs, Expedited Service, $499 of insurance, and all shipping charges - both to and from THE VVGS. That is actually a value of $250.00. And you keep the case! A VVGS Cleaning Kit is available to first time buyers for an additional $25.00. For more information see our Care of you POP page.
- You save even more every when you get additional POPS graded in the future, because the cost for repeat service, again for two POPs, is only $150.00. This includes everything except the actual case (cause you already own that).
Obviously it makes a great deal of sense to get additional POPs graded.
These prices are for shipments within the continental USA only. For shipments to Hawaii, Alaska, other US Territories, and all International locations, please contact us via email (thevvgs@gmail.com) for custom pricing. We love to send our graded POPs around the world, but carriers charge higher prices for that, what gives with that?
Just follow the link below to our Shopping Page.